Sunday, May 30, 2010

It wasn't sexy, but the Dodgers ground out a tough win at Coors Field to take the series against the Rockies and stay in second place. Kershaw fanned nine, but threw 97 pitches over only five innings — which was good enough for the W. The Dodgers chipped away at the plate, scoring on an RBI-double and an RBI-sac fly by Loney, an RBI-single by Paul, and an RBI-groundout by DeWitt.

Loney, Paul and Kemp each contributed fine defensive plays, with Kemp's diving catch ending a bases-loaded threat in the fifth. The bullpen's usual suspects of Troncoso, Kuo, Belisario and Broxton once again held it and closed it out, with Broxton withstanding some poor defense to get the save.

The Dodgers return to home sweet home field tomorrow, with a special Memorial Day start at 6 p.m. against the Diamondbacks. Welcome home, boys!

OK, I was driving all day, no exaggeration. My daughter decided the Mission Santa Ines would be perfect for her 4th grade project, so the younger half of the family (me and Mrs. Law excluded) piled into the SUV for the 2.5 hr drive to the lovely Santa Inez Valley (see, the mission is spelled with an "s," but the valley with a "z;" go figure).

Anywhoo, the only way I'm going to listen to this game is on my blessed (I was at a Catholic mission) XM Radio. That's good.I had to listen to the Rox's announcers. That's bad. . .really bad.

I got to hear X-Paul drive in the go-ahead. That's good.I got to hear the Rockies' announcers tell me how fucking lucky Brox was to get a K on Helton.That's bad.I got to hear the Dodgers pull out the victory.That's good. Very good.

Naw, my sister-in-law, not parents-in-law. That would be very different, and not preferred. My sis in law, on the other hand, is a trusted partner in crime and watches every Dodger game religiously with us. Some of folks here have met her.

DB,The team that no one is talking about, and could very well find themselves in the final is Italy. They pack about 9 men in the box on defence, so no one scores against them. I hate they way they play.

Someone named Busch won the Left Turn 500. I'm almost out of gin.The dog has almost destroyed the whiffle ball.

and WTF with all the burn-outs for the winner? Someone could break a leg or something.

All in all, it looks like a pretty balanced field. Who comes out of the group stages and in what order could mean quite a lot this time around. Alas, I think that Italy has a somewhat easier path than others. The Dutch might be dangerous, too.

you were very close to my tractor driving ass on the central coast. Drip system at my buddy's vineyard installed. I was able to take a break before the game and to catch the last inning at a place that use to be brothel.

Now full on the biggest new York steak I ever had. Time for whiskey and ocean air.

Flipping channels...moping around...somehow landed on replay of today's game. I watched more than half an inning before I started getting mad at Kershaw for his wildness and then realized that I needed to settle down as the game is over and we already won.

Zins are always my sentimental favorite. Since they have strong roots here in Cali With Italian immigrants and the old vine zins here are damn complex and deep. We have 80 year old thompson vines on the ranch. I love the knarled look and the fact they are 20 plus feet deep in the ground.

Valdez Zins are my favorite right now more sonoma lighter style but they have a good one that rivals Lodi's high octane stuff. Gotta take chances with the cheap wine. Sometimes you get a winner and feel like you discovered a hidden gem.

Totally agree re zins. And they're perfect for BBQ/grilling we do so much of in the great weather. That's funny because I always like the imagery of the old vines just chugging away year after year. I didn't know their roots went down 20 feet -damn! Good metaphor.

Bored. None of that dreary Sunday night blues with off-day tomorrow. Just surfing stats until I feel tired. Did you know that Slappy McPopup is the second-best fielder in baseball according to UZR? Insane.

Oh god, i was flipping through channels killing time before tennis starts and i landed on ESPN2 Softball playoffs. I was watching for a little while and realized it was Eric Collins who was calling the game.